Living with the land

Littlebird and Brian Parks sample the raspberries from the day's picking.

SWAN VALLEY – Kathy Kinzfogl, better known as Littlebird, thinks of it as eco-homesteading. Her partner Brian Parks thinks more in terms of permaculture. By whatever name, it means a style of living which endeavors not to dominate its surroundings but rather to let the area itself guide the way. Meeting as many of their needs as possible by utilizing the resources available close to their home in the Swan Valley is a lifestyle Littlebird and Parks choose to follow.

Parks said, "We're homesteading, but we're doing it ecologically, as much as possible. We try to recycle. We try to eat organ...